OYSTER WIN Dudley Hoile trophy

After battling through previous rounds playing Home & Away, on Saturday 15 March, our Oyster A teams finally got to play side by side, at Mote Park, in the semi-final of the Dudley Hoile tournament, against a tough team from Bromley. After three hours of some excellent bowling Oyster came out victors 39-26, (23-8, 16-18).
Following a break for lunch Mote Park was reset for the final, between Oyster A and Betteshanger B, led by former Oyster player David Holmes. Oyster took command from the outset, and built up a steady lead, however, after 2 hours Betteshanger had clawed their way back into the game and after 12 ends took the overall lead. From this moment on both rinks fought a very close match, including at least four consecutive dead ends, and there was rarely 5 points between the teams as the clock reached four hours of tense play! Fortunately Oyster had enough in their tank to win the match by just four shots 37-33 (21-10, 16-23).
The team would like to thank all the club supporters who had travelled and stayed all day to witness this fantastic triumph.
The two teams today were:

Paul Causer, Dave Ferguson, Ian Honnor and Joe Kelly.

Tom Attaway, Joe Vanderpeer, Dex Weyand and Charles Bruder.

KCIBA President Darren Willis presenting Dave Ferguson with the Dudley Hole Cup.

Pictured (back l to r): Roger Benneworth (President), Bernard Marsh (Manager), Joe Kelly, Charles Bruder, Joe Vanderpeer, Tom Attaway, Wayne Diprose (sub), Ian Honnor.

(front l to r): Mark Crowhurst (team manager), Dave Ferguson, Paul Causer, Dex Weyand.